Attau Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Attau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Attau (89) may also be a first name.
Attau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Attau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Attau occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Attau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Attau is primarily found in Africa, where 52 percent of Attau live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Attau is also the 1,011,231st most frequent given name at a global level, held by 89 people.
The surname Attau is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 42 percent reside, Zamfara, where 42 percent reside and Kogi, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 31 percent reside and Algeria, where 10 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Attau
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